here we are, a week away from the election. jon: we have such massive work ahead in this country, it seems, you know, make as political campaign seem a little bit pet te -- petty. jon: the streets are flooded in maryland, filled with debris in many places. a superstorm blitzing the area overnight with wind gusts over 65 miles an hour. ocean city experiencing destruction shn the historic pier on the boardwalk. some say conditions are worst they have ever seen. we have the director of the emergency management services. is there any good news to report, joseph? >> the good news the storm is past us. we're getting the community back open again. ocean city will go back into full swing hopefully by the end of the day. we're addressing needs at this point, doing street assessment, getting streets back open again. the flooding is subsiding. we're expecting the community to be back where it used to be very shortly. jon: i know a lot of people like to vacation there and that historic pier holds so many fond memories for people. what is i